Interview with BG 183 (TATS CRU)

Interview with BG 183 (TATS CRU)

Graffiti arts movement

Oral history recorded for the Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project on March 1, 2022 with BG 183, a member of the legendary Tats Cru, one of the most prolific Bronx graffiti crews painting whole cars and trains during the Golden Era of the 1980s and trailblazers of the contemporary global street arts movement. In this oral history BG 183 speaks about growing up in the South Bronx along the 6 line, his love and aptitude for art from a young age, his involvement in the emerging hip hop culture of the 1970s, his early days as a graffiti writer, how he got involved in Tats Cru (originally T.A.T. Cru), transitioning more to mural work during the late 1980s and 1990s, his current work as a globally renowned artist, and much more.

2022

CC-BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons).

This interview made possible through the donation of Stephen DeSimone, President/CEO of DeSimone Consulting Engineers.

Payne, Steven

Boone, Kurt

BG 183 (TATS CRU)

The Bronx, N.Y.

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